
Space Explorer
Yonezawa, 1967
This section will be a perpetual work in progress, where I’ll attempt to document history and anecdotes of some well-known tin toy robots from Japan. I hope to evolve it into a resource for folks looking to learn more about their legacy and variety. Also, I plan to eventually add some sorting and filtering UI to this page as the list grows.
I’m by no means an authority on tin robots, I’m just a fan of the art form – and compiling information from whatever sources I can dig up: books, message boards, videos, etc. That said, I want the information to be accurate, so I’ll do my part to keep it updated along the way as I learn.
Yonezawa, 1967
Yonezawa, 1966
Yonezawa, 1962
Haji, 1955
Yoneya, 1956
Horikawa, 1965
Yoshiya, 1960
Horikawa, 1968
Alps, 1960
Yoshiya, 1958
Yoshiya, 1958
Nomura, 1960
Senkei, 1959
Yoneya, 1955
Daiya, 1962
Yonezawa, 1957
Daiya, 1964
Nomura, 1957
Cragstan, 1962
Alps, 1959
Yonezawa, 1959
Yoshiya, 1958
Linemar, 1959
Yoshiya, 1959
Horikawa, 1962
Yonezawa, 1968
Unknown, 1949
Yoshiya (KO) 1959
Ichida, 1962
Alps, (c)1960s
Linemar, 1958
Linemar, 1967
Billiken, 1998
Daiya,1961
Yoshiya, 1957
Nomura, 1957
Yonezawa, 1961
Alps, 1958
Nomura, 1966
Aoshin, 1956
Masudaya, 1960
Nomura, 1962
Billiken, 1992
Billiken, 1992
Biliken, 1993
Horikawa, 1992
Yonezawa, 1961
Yonezawa / Cragstan, 1962
Horikawa, 1962